Exploring Service Provision in Blended Learning Environments: A Project-Based Analysis

During the course of computer graphics and web design at the Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy for first-grade students, we performed the selection and analysis of services for the project activity organisation. The research was carried out for students of engineering specialities in the blended learning setting. The purpose of the research was to solve the problem of increasing project work organisation effectiveness. Students got a collection of services (cloud, online and offline) for each stage of the project. The respondents analysed these services advantages and disadvantages, performed a research on additional resources for work on the tasks. Besides, we analysed the services for the project management that fit for creating a website layout. Students can easily use the current criteria to selecting services for their education and professional tasks solution. These tools provide the possibility of group interaction. The accessibility of software (free distribution), the flexibility of interface, cross-platform, multilingualism and integration with other services for most of the proposed tools are key advantages. During the study, students used a collection of services and tools to work at different project stages. Each student, respectively, tested the services and provided a review of their usage. After that, we made a comparative analysis of the student and expert reviews for the appropriate services. Students can use the created list of tools while working on real projects and during the learning experiment. It is also important that these services are well adapted for blended learning setting.